abominable

extremely unpleasant and causing disgustsynonymappalling,disgustingThe judge described the attack as an abominable crime.We were served the most abominable coffee.I think you are utterly selfish and your behaviour has been abominable.See related entries:DisgustWord OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latinabominabilis, from abominari, from ab-

‘away, from’

+ omen, omin-

‘omen’

. The term was once widely believed to be from ab-‘away from’ + Latinhomine (from homo